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HANS MORTENSON, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES WVINTERS,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ASH-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,342, dated July 12,1887.

Application filed February 5, 1887. Serial No. 226,665. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hans MoRTENsoN, a citizen of the United States andof the State of New York, residing at the city of Brooklyn, Kingscounty, New York, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inAsh- Oans, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an ash-can which is formed of a plain metal canor receptacle made of sheet-iron, tin, or other suitable material, andsurrounded and supported by a wooden frame-work, so constructed as toprotect the metal can from indentations, injuries, 850., when it use.

In the drawings, Figure I is a view of the top of my can. Fig. II is aside elevation of the same, and Fig. III a plan view of the bottomthereof.

Similar letters ofreference designate similar parts in all the drawings.

A is the metallic can or receptacle.

B and G are hoops which hold together the wooden frame-work, the ends ofsaid hoops being secured by suitable metal fastenings or clasps, G. Eachof these fastenings or clasps G is formed of a strip of sheet metal witha flange on each side, adapting it to fit around the three exposed sidesof the hoop where the ends lap, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. I.These clasps may be secured by nails M, driven through holes thereininto the hoop.

I) D D D are staves, which are grooved from the points F F to theirextremities, but are not grooved between the points E F. (See dottedlines, Fig. II.)

E E E E are short strips, which are tongued on each side, the tongues ofthe pieces E E fitting into the grooves inthe pieces D D. The pieces E Eand D D are firmly secured to the hoops B O, which aredrawn tightlyaround them by rivets, as J J, or nails, as L L, or other suitablefastenings. I prefer to rivet the pieces E E and to nail the pieces D D;but either means may be adopted. By this con- .struction I obtain a verylight and strong frame-work. The side pieces, D D, will shield the sideof an ash-cart, &e., in emptying it, and the hoops B O effectuallyprotecting the bottom and top of the can when the same is thrown uponthe sidewalk or otherwise subjected to rough usage. Besides, the hoop Baffords a convenient and firm hold for the hands in rolling or handlingthe cam-and the elasticity of the wooden frame will enable it to resistmuch hard usage, which would dinge or break the metal can.

By means of my peculiar arrangement of the tongued and grooved pieces Iobtain great solidity in the frame-work, for the tongues of the pieces EE coming against the ends of the grooves in the pieces D D at F willprevent the parts from sliding or slipping lengthwise or cantingsidewise, as happens with the staves of a barrel; and the pieces E E Ethus serve as keys to lock together the frame-work.

The metal can maybe supported by any suitable means within theframe-work; but I prefer to-use cross-pieces I I, upon which the bottomof the can may rest, and then to secure the upper part of the can to theframework by nails K K, but, if desired, the rivets J may be passedthrough and riveted on the inside of the can, which will still furtheradd to the solidity of the structure. The ends of the cross-pieces I Irest in sockets in the piecesD E, as shown by the dotted lines in Figs.II and III, and are held from slipping endwise by the hoop O.

Suitable handles may be attached to the can, if desired, and iron hoopsmight be used instead of wood; but I prefer the latter.

Having thus described my invention, what 8 'I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The frame-work composed of the hoops B G and pieces D D E E, combinedand operating substantially as and for the purposes set go forth.

2. The combination, with a metal can or receptacle, of the woodenframe-work composed of the hoops B G and pieces D D E E, substantiallyas andfor the purposes set forth.

3. The combination with a metal can or receptacle, A, of a Woodenframe-work composed of the hoops B 0, held together by the fastenings GG, and the pieces 'D D, E E, and

5 I I, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a metal can or receptacle, of the woodenframe-Work composed of the hoops B G and pieces D D, E E, and I I,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

' HANS MORTENSON.

Witnesses:

ANDREW WILsoN,

W. D. NEILLEY.

